Gurkha recruits awaiting inspection c.1950. The never-before-seen footage has been released to mark the launch of the Amateur Cinema Studies Network, http://amateurcinemastudies.org.
After years of being overlooked as a film genre, amateur cinema is finally being recognised by academics as a form that merits serious study in its own right, offering a surprisingly candid eye on people and the past. Now a new research network will, for the first time, bring their work together in one place. People used to say that one couldn't study amateur films the same way that you might look at the Western or the Film Noir genres. But that hasn't stopped amateur films from existing, or scholarship on the subject coming out." - —Annamaria Motrescu The first ever international network dedicated to the study of amateur cinema has been set up, reflecting the growing importance of home movies in academic research. The Amateur Cinema Studies Network (ACSN), http://amateurcinemastudies.org , aims to be a virtual space for the growing number of people around the world who use home movies and amateur films for teaching and research in social sciences. Users will be able to share ideas, find new resources and get information about projects and different archives around the world. The Network will also run conferences and touring exhibitions.
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